although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
please (give me); please (do for me)
occasional; infrequent; rare
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
toxic smoke; toxic fumes; noxious fumes; poisonous gas
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser